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HC MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.2k is 36% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 61% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 30 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $193.54 | $196.65 | $101.43 – $294.97 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $197.41 | $200.58 | $103.46 – $300.87 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $200.31 | $203.53 | $104.98 – $305.29 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $203.22 | $206.48 | $106.50 – $309.72 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $379.73 | $379.73 | $98.62 – $660.83 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $379.73 | $379.73 | $98.62 – $660.83 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $379.73 | $379.73 | $98.62 – $660.83 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,010 | $1,010 | $1,010 – $1,010 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,010 | $1,010 | $1,010 – $1,010 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,010 | $1,010 | $1,010 – $1,010 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,010 | $1,010 | $1,010 – $1,010 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,160 | $1,160 | $1,160 – $1,160 |
| 13 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,182 | $1,182 | $1,182 – $1,182 |
| 14 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,649 | $1,649 | $1,649 – $1,649 |
| 15 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,702 | $1,702 | $1,702 – $1,702 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,735 | $1,735 | $1,735 – $1,735 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,130 | $2,130 | $2,130 – $2,130 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,148 | $2,148 | $2,148 – $2,148 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,258 | $2,258 | $2,258 – $2,258 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,341 | $2,341 | $2,341 – $2,341 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,827 | $2,827 | $2,827 – $2,827 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,080 | $3,080 | $3,080 – $3,080 |
| 23 | Magellan behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,191 | $3,191 | $3,191 – $3,191 |
| 24 | Cigna behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,254 | $4,254 | $4,254 – $4,254 |
| 25 | Humana behavioral health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,361 | $4,361 | $4,361 – $4,361 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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